This is the Forward’s coverage of the 2024 election season.
2024 Elections

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Politics Trump picks Lee Zeldin, Jewish former congressman from Long Island, to head EPA
Zeldin would pursue “fair and swift deregulatory decisions,” the president-elect promised on social media
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Politics Who is Stephen Miller, Trump’s Jewish adviser and White House deputy chief of staff?
Miller is known for his anti-immigration views, including the Muslim ban
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Politics If Vivek Ramaswamy becomes Secretary of State, his ‘America First’ ideology could complicate U.S.-Israel relationship
Ramaswamy has previously suggested cutting aid to Israel, and described the Biden administration’s emergency aid after the Hamas attack as ‘lazy’ and ‘counterproductive’
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Politics Did JD Vance mean to quote the wisdom of a serial killer from a Coen Brothers film?
The vice president-elect praised the wisdom of Anton Chigurh from Cormac McCarthy’s ‘No Country for Old Men’
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Politics Arab Americans and Israel hawks battle for influence in Trump’s second term
Massad Boulos, the Lebanese-American father-in-law of Tiffany Trump, may play a role in mediating a ceasefire in Lebanon
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Politics Jewish leaders weigh in about their priorities under a second Trump term
“Terrified” or gratified, groups told us how they are pivoting for a new era on climate change, reproductive rights, antisemitism, campus protests, religious freedom and social welfare
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Politics Letter to a young poll worker: Why you must stay hopeful when the world threatens to break you
The voters we helped stand for the same hope as my Jewish immigrant ancestors did
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Politics Trump’s election proves it: The idea of an ‘American Jewish community’ is a myth
Jews have long been seen as a cohesive voting community. Not anymore
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Opinion I spoke out against Mamdani. Then he won. Here’s how we walk forward together.
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News Indiana University removed its Jewish studies director. His replacement has ignited a firestorm over Israel.
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Fast Forward Groundbreaking analysis of Hitler’s DNA shows no Jewish ancestry — but finds a genetic disorder
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Culture Is the movie ‘Nuremberg’ about the wrong psychiatrist?
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Fast Forward On final visit to Israel as mayor, Adams makes a closing argument against Mamdani
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Fast Forward Graffiti during Mexican protests against Claudia Sheinbaum’s government calls out ‘Jewish whore’
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Fast Forward He was Zohran Mamdani’s Jewish wingman. What’s next for Brad Lander?
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Fast Forward Is dining-hall matzah ‘DEI’? The answer isn’t clear to UVA’s pushed-out ex-president.
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